exorbitant

Example Sentences

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The public is already familiar with the exorbitant capital spending of the world’s largest tech companies as they race to build up their AI capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Just as things start looking up, Amanda’s car is stolen, left in an illegal spot and towed, and the towing company slaps her with an exorbitant $21,000 bill for circumstances entirely out of her control.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

But the price she paid was exorbitant — in her words, a life “decimated by grief and loss and exile.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

“Some of the U.S. exorbitant privilege will fade,” says Daleep Singh, chief global economist for PGIM’s fixed-income team and former deputy national security adviser in the Biden administration.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Haymitch is our only hope, but nothing is forthcoming, either from lack of money -everything will cost an exorbitant amount -or because he's dissatisfied with our performance.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins